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You are examining an elderly man and not the following:
decreased vibration sense in feet and ankles, diminished
gag reflex, right patellar Felix less than the left, and
diminished abdominal reflexes. Which of these is
abnormal? - ANSWER-Diminished right patellar reflex
compared to the left
Mr. Kelly comes to you today for a burning pain in his
lower abdomen. This has gone on for 2 months. He has
received radiation for prostatic cancer for the past quarter.
What assumptions could you draw from this?
A) This represents persistent pain.
B) His pain reporting is likely to be unreliable.
C) There are "red flags" present.
D) He is depressed. - ANSWER-C. there are "red flags"
present
Mr. White's son brings him in today because he notes that
Mr. White has not been himself lately. He seems forgetful
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and has not taken care of himself as he normally does. He
has reported falling twice at home to his son and has
telephoned late at night
because of insomnia. His blood pressure and diabetes
have been difficult to control and his warfarin dosing has
become more difficult. Which of the following should you
suspect?
A) Alzheimer's dementia
B) Alcohol use
C) Urinary tract infection
D) Stroke - ANSWER-B. Alcohol use
Claire's daughter brings her in today after Claire fell at her
home. Which assessments are indicated at this time?
A) Orthostatic vital signs
B) Review of her medications
C) Assessment of gait and balance
D) All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
Mrs. Geller is somewhat quiet today. She has several
bruises of different colors on the ulnar aspects of her
forearms and on her abdomen. She otherwise has no
complaints and her diabetes and hypertension are well
managed. Her son from out of state accompanies her
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today and has recently moved in to help her. What should
you suspect?
A) Overuse of aspirin
B) Frequent falls
C) Elder abuse
D) Depression - ANSWER-C. Elder abuse
A patient comes to you for the appearance of red patches
on his forearms that have been present for several
months. They remain for several weeks. He denies a
history of trauma. Which of the following is likely?
A) Actinic keratoses
B) Pseudoscars
C) Actinic purpura
D) Cherry angiomas - ANSWER-C. Actinic purpura
On routine screening you notice that the cup-to-disc ratio
of the patient's right eye is 1:2. What ocular condition
should you suspect?
A) Macular degeneration
B) Diabetic retinopathy
C) Hypertensive retinopathy
D) Glaucoma - ANSWER-D. Glaucoma
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Which of the following is true of assessment of the
vascular system in the elderly? - ANSWER-Fewer than
one third of patients with peripheral vascular disease have
symptoms of claudication
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest
pain which increases with breathing. which anatomic area
would you localize the symptom to? - ANSWER-
Musculoskeletal
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of
SOB. to which anatomic region would you assign the
symptom? - ANSWER-Cardiac
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the
following anatomic regions can be responsible for a
cough? - ANSWER-Cardiac
A 22-yr old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation
of joint pain. The pain is new, located in the wrists and
fingers BL, with some subjective fever. The pt denies rash;
she also denies recent travel or camping activities. She
has a family hx sig for RA. Based on this info, which of the